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Friday, October 5, 1934

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1934 World Series

St. Louis leads series 2 - 1

Detroit Tigers 1
St. Louis Cardinals 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ripper Collins 2
1 Frankie Frisch 2
1 Charlie Gehringer 2
1 Pepper Martin 2
1 Jo-Jo White 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Rothrock 2
2 Paul Dean 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Dean 0.54
2 Tommy Bridges 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Dean 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 7
2 Tommy Bridges 3
3 Chief Hogsett 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Medwick .429
2 Charlie Gehringer .385
2 Pepper Martin .385
4 Goose Goslin .357
5 Ripper Collins .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Greenberg 1
1 Joe Medwick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Rothrock 4
2 Joe Medwick 3
3 Bill DeLancey 2
3 Goose Goslin 2
3 Hank Greenberg 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Hogsett 0.00
2 Paul Dean 1.00
3 Schoolboy Rowe 1.50
4 General Crowder 1.80
5 Bill Hallahan 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Dean 7
1 Schoolboy Rowe 7
3 Dizzy Dean 6
3 Bill Hallahan 6
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .438
1 Joe Medwick .438
3 Pepper Martin .385
4 Goose Goslin .357
5 Frankie Frisch .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Medwick 2
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Hank Greenberg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Medwick 6
2 Jack Rothrock 4
3 Earl Averill 3
4 Joe Cronin 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 2
2 Heinie Manush 1
2 Mel Ott 1
2 Pie Traynor 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Hogsett 0.00
1 Mel Harder 0.00
1 Carl Hubbell 0.00
4 Paul Dean 1.00
5 Schoolboy Rowe 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Paul Dean 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Schoolboy Rowe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dizzy Dean 10
2 Paul Dean 7
2 Schoolboy Rowe 7
4 Bill Hallahan 6
4 Carl Hubbell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 101 53 .656 --
Yankees 94 60 .610 7.0
Indians 85 69 .552 16.0
Red Sox 76 76 .500 24.0
Athletics 68 82 .453 31.0
Browns 67 85 .441 33.0
Senators 66 86 .434 34.0
White Sox 53 99 .349 47.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 58 .621 --
Giants 93 60 .608 2.0
Cubs 86 65 .570 8.0
Braves 78 73 .517 16.0
Pirates 74 76 .493 19.5
Dodgers 71 81 .467 23.5
Phillies 56 93 .376 37.0
Reds 52 99 .344 42.0